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SUBJECT: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT STEERING GROUP
(P.D.S.G.) PROJECTS
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To undertake project work on behalf of the
P.D.S.G. to meet pre-defined objectives which are
aimed at developing new
product concepts together with associated
materials and cigarette making technology to meet
projected consumer and
marketing needs. These will be broad-based rather
than specific Operating Company projects.
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT AREA
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
.100 Smoking Pleasure and Satisfaction
The aim of the work in this area is to
develop product designs which provide
enhanced sensory characteristics compared'
to normal commercial products at the same
standard delivery.
During 1985, under Project FELT, several product
designs
based on unconventional though commercial papers,
filters and
blend components were explored with a view to
designing a 9mg
product which would be expected to be more
acceptable to
current 12-14mg smokers. The results from this
study will be
consolidated and optimum product designs will be
used in a
small scale consumer study to confirm the
findings. The
potential applications of the product design
guidelines
derived from this study to cigarettes at other
delivery levels
will also be explored.
Any further work on enhancing subjective
attributes through
novel filter designs will largely be governed by
(a) the
results of the evaluation of the deep slot filters
and the two-
tube filters (developed under Project KILT) by
Operating
Companies. Response from at least two companies is
expected
in early 1987, (b) any new developments from
Research or from
filter suppliers. Hence limited effort will be
devoted to
evaluating filters from other sources.


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PROJECT
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.200
702.01
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT STEERING GROUP (P.D.S.G.)
PROJECTS Continued
Value for Money
PROJECT AREA
The target is variable cost reduction which
can offer either (a) improved contribution
or (b) low price segment opportunities.
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
Project DEER has shown the viability of waste
tobacco util-
isation via a new tobacco reconstitution
process/material
based on processing technology principles used
within the
food industry. This new material appears to enjoy
advantages
over earlier RTS through better smoke character,
better fill
value and lower cost. During 1987, the aim is to
commercialisei
the process, initially in BAT (UK&E). The work
to-date has
concentrated on Va blend, applications within USB
will be
explored and optimisation trials will be conducted
with a
view to commercialising this technology within
other Operating
Companies.
Alternative route to reducing variable cost is
through the use
of high levels of ET, particularly in full flavour
products.
This needs to be achieved without compromising the
traditional
full flavour product characteristics (physical and
subjective)
and within realistic product cost constraints.
Project LORHO,
using reformulated cigarette papers and burn
retardants on
blend components, should have identified the
maximum weight
savings (hence maximum ET content) which is
possible without
significant deterioration in ash quality and puff
number.
In 1967, the concentration will be on designing
appropriate
ET core blend to ensure acceptable smoking quality
of the
product. Guidelines derived from Project GRANGE
will form the
main input; however some further work will be
conducted
within Project GRANGE to check the robustness of
the
recommendation to process changes.
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SUBJECT:
PROJECT
NUMBER
.300
702.01
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT STEERING GROUP (P.D.S.G.)
PROJECTS Continued
Social Aspects
PROJECT AREA
The aim of this work is to reduce total
sidestream yield per cigarette to a level
which gives a readily recognisable reduction
in room odOUr, irritation and haze, relative
to leading commercial products. A visual
signal of this is also desirable.
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
The main approach will be through designing low
tobacco weight
products. The tests currently being developed in
the environ-
mental rooms should establish the minimum weight
reduction
required to achieve a perceptible reduction in the
relevant
n0 sance aspect of sidestream. Products
incorporating the
latest research findings will be designed to meet
this target
and after internal validation of results, a
suitable small
consumer trial will be proposed.
In parallel, a new material based on the DEER
technology but
with higher inorganic content will be developed
and explored
as an alternative route (perhaps in combination
with ET) to
achieve the desired reduction in the sidestream
yield.
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WORK AREA:
SUBJECT:
PROJECT
NUMBER
.400
PROJECT AREA
Product Design and Regulatory
Authorities
.Work is necessary to develo technology
to meet anticipated co'nstra7nts which may
be imposed by Regulatory Authorities.
.500 Competitor Intelligence
In the period 1969-1977, many detailed
studies of competitor brands were made.
This activity then ceased, the consequence
is that our in-depth awareness of key
competitors within and across markets
is a decade out-of-date.
Other Projects
Contingency resources have been allowed
for up to three projects at f15,000
each and up to 3 small-scale consumer
studies at flO,000 each.
702.01
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT STEERING GROUP (P.D.S.G.)
PROJECTS Continued
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
The work is concentrated on designing cigarettes
with low
mainstream activity, as measured by the "Ames"
biological test
and with acceptable smoking quality - Project
LMASA. A survey
of flue-cured and Burley single grades from
selected countries
has been conducted with a view to Identifying
correlation
between chemistry and Ames test activity. These
will be used
to identify suitable appropriate grades for
product design.
In order to up-date our knowledge on competitor
brands and to
compare own and competitor international product
strategies,
Project GLOBE was initiated in the second quarter
of 1986.
A total of 100 products comprising major
international brands
(Va and USB) from major markets were obtained for
close exam-
ination. A quarter of the samples have been
analysed and the
project is expected to be completed during the
third quarter
of 1987.
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SUBJECT: EXPLORATORY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
H) To conduct feasibility studies on prospective
product opportunities prior to proposing these as
projects for
adoption by the P.D.S.G.
(ii) To conduct empirical investigations to aid
better understanding of the influence of cigarette
design on
cigarette performance.
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT AREA
1 .100 Smoking Pleasure and Satisfaction
.110 Project FLITE
.120 Ammonia Technology
1 .130 Density Effects
.200 Value for Money
.210 Project DEEP
.220 Reduced Tobacco Weight
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KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
Incorporation of casings and flavours into
reconstituted
tobacco via the DEER process.
Incorporation of B&W ammonia technology into DEER
with the
aim of matching the smoke sensory qualities of
Philip
Morris RCB sheet.
Investigation of the effects of density reduction
(with and
without ET) on product irritation.
Examination of the feasibility of cheap filter
production
via DEER technology. Work is planned on
polypropylene
fibre and foam as low cost acetate substitutes.
Examination of techniques for weight reduction as
alternatives
to expanded tobacco and circumference reduction.


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PROJECT
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.400
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702.02
EXPLORATORY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION
Continued
Social Aspects
Project THERMOS
PROJECT AREA
General preparatory work
and planning.
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
Evaluation of carbon-containing material in the
product as
a means for reducing carbon monoxide production.
This includes all initial activities related to
new projects
and test preparation as required.
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SUBJECT: MARKET SURVEYS BASED ON SUBJECTIVE AND
OBJECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF PRODUCTS
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To enable product development activities to be
pursued against a clear awareness of the existing
relationship between
own and competition products in a given market.
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT AREA KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
.100 Specific Market Surveys
Tobacco-based infra-red and X-ray
techniques are used to examine tobacco
in conjunction with sensory data. The
newl developed infra-red method for
y
examination of smoke will be deployed
when appropriate.
Product maps have already been generated for a
number of
markets. Development of techniques to produce
subjective/
objective maps which can be used to generate new
product
briefs will continue through applications in the
following
markets: Si~itzerland, Finland, Benelux and
Indonesia
(Kreteks).
.200 Competitor Blend Intelligence
To identify the components of competitor A
inicro-infra-red technique has been developed
which enables
blends. individual strands of tobacco to be
characterised. The
reference library of spectra is being extended to
consi
derably
increase the chances of obtaining a computer-match
between
the library and isolated strands.
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WORK AREA: 702.04
SUBJECT: LEAF STUDIES
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To identify processes and blending guidelines for
better usilisation of tobaccos including low
quality, local and
expanded tobaccos.
PROJECT -
NUMBER PROJECT AREA
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
.100 Tobacco Improvement Processes
The up-grading of poor quality leaf by
processing - particularly heat treatment.
A number of projects based upon low quality
tobacco improve-
ment via heat treatment have been carried out and
further
projects of this type for specific BATCo.
companies will be
identified. The Tobacco Processing Cylinder offers
rapid
pilot scale study across a wide range of possible
conditions
which have full-scale feasibility.
.200 Casing/Flavouring Formulations
The design of casing and flavouring
formulations for low quality
tobacco improvement.
Heat treatment of low quality tobaccos is rarely a
complete
answer. More usually, it is necessary to process
in
conjunction with casings tailored to the tobacco
in question
and top flavourings which have been specially
formulated,
complete the up-grading approach. It is believed
that many
BATCo. companies may wish to exploit this service.
.500 Grade Mapping
The application of fast spectroscopic
techniques for characterisation of
leaf.
Tobacco grades from Brazil and Australia have been
subjected
to spectroscopic mapping techniques to aid in (i)
matching
competitor products (Australia) and (ii) examining
grademark
variability (Brazil). The effects of expansion
have also
been examined by these techcniques. 1987 studies
will include
ammonia-processed stems ex Australia.
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WORK AREA: 702.05
SUBJECT: SENSORY AND BEHAVIOURAL EVALUATION OF
PRODUCTS
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
i) To provide expert sensory evaluation of
products.
ii) To provide human smoking behavioural data on
product performance.
iii) To further understand the relationship
between sensory perception and product performance
in terms of smoking
. mechanics and cigarette design.
PROJECT -
NUMBER PROJECT AREA
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
.100 Support Activities
Provision of product sensory testing to
support product development activities
within R&D and Operating Companies on
request.
Provision of facilities to measure the
human smoking patterns as support to
product development activities within R&D
and Operating Companies on request.
Provide reports on the sensory performance of
products as
requested by internal and external groups. The
techniques
available include OMEGA I and 11, DELTA, PAIRED
COMPARISON
and sidestream evaluations and are applied as
appropriate.
Provide reports on human smoking patterns from
different
cigarettes using a panel based system of data
collection.
These data may be additionally duplicated to
provide
deliveries of specific smoke components if
required.
Support of existing OMEGA Group standard
sensory evaluation system from R&D by the
provision of:
(a) cigarette standards
(b) necessary re-training
(c) cross-checks between R&D and Operating
Company panels on request.
Validation and implementation of new
product testing methods.
Design and supply of standard cigarettes to the
network.
Re-training for specific needs on request from
Operating
Companies.
Re-assurance that panel operating standards are
uniform
throughout the network by parallel cross-check
exercises
with the R&D panel.
Resources have been allocated to support the
development
of new methods under Work Area 702.06 for OMEGA in
particular and product testing in general.
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SUBJECT:
PROJECT
NUMBER
.200
702.05
SENSORY AND BEHAVIOURAL EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS
Continued
PROJECT AREA
Collaborative smoking behaviour
projects with Operating Companies.
Smoking Mechanics
Investigation of the interations
between tar to nicotine ratios and
smoking mechanics in order to further
clarify the reward-effort relationship
associated with human smoking.
Investigation of the interaction of the
level of perceived irritation with human
smoker behavioural response, with special
reference to the intensity of smoking
pattern.
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
A relationship was established in 1986 with W.D. &
H.O.
Wills (Australia) Ltd. in which equipment for
monitoring
human smoking patterns was supplied to support the
research programme on smoke quality. Data
collected can be
transferred instantaneously to R&D for duplication
of smoking
behaviour and determination of smoke component
deliveries.
This facility can be extended to other Operating
Companies
on request.
Contingent on pilot studies under Project TIGER,
it will be
necessary to design/develop a further series of
cigarettes
with altered tar to nicotine ratio and smoking
mechanics
characteristics to investigate reward/effort
criteria.
Cigarettes with high and low perceived irritation
but other
characteristics similar, will need to be developed
in order
to investigate the independent effects of
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WORK AREA: 702.05
SUBJECT: SENSORY AND BEHAVIOURAL EVALUATION OF
PRODUCTS Continued
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT AREA KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
Investigations of the interaction of As and when
novel cigarette designs are developed a contin-
conventional and novel cigarette designs gency is
available for behavioural testing. Examples could
with human smoking pattern. be products with
reduced circumference, experimental filters
and compositional changes or products with
different vapour
phase to particulate phase nicotine deliveries.
.300 Method Development
In-house validation of IBM based field
monitor for the collection of human smoking
behavioural data.
To validate the performance of an IBM PC based
multi channel
behavioural data monitoring system for up to 20
subjects
smoking at the same time.
Development of practical non invasive or
surreptitious monitoring capability.
Preliminary evaluation of different approaches to
monitoring
human smoking behaviour with special emphasis on
telemetry
and video based systems. Such systems must be
objective
rather than operator dependant.
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WORK AREA: 702.06
SUBJECT: CONSUMER RESEARCH
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
1. To support the development and application of
new product testing techniques including the
optimisation of the use
of existing techniques in the context of
conventional and novel product development.
2. To further understanding of the smokers'
functional interaction with the product.
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT AREA KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
.100 Method Development and Application
Development and application of consumer To develop
and implement methods for the evaluation of
test methods to support the requirements-of:
development products which may be conventional,
innovative
(a) P.D.S.G. or alternative to cigarettes. The
methods will include, where:
(H BATCo. Operating Companies appropriate, the use
of simulated test market models in order
(c) BAT (UK&E) R&D Centre to gauge share and
volumetric predictions.
To develop methods/models for the evaluation 6f
consumer
perception of product quality. The initial
development will
be based on meeting the requirements of BAT (UK&E)
but the
methods (after modification) will be expected to
be applicable
to other BATCo. companies. The potential
applications of
.product quality (sensory and physical) versus
trade-off'
models will also be explored.
To contribute direction in new method development
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WORK AREA: 702.06
SUBJECT: CONSUMER RESEARCH Continued
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT AREA
.200 Co-ordination of BAT Group (OMEGA)
Product Testing
'Maintenance of support to the BAT Group.
OMEGA Taste and Flavour Network (comprising
36 Operating Companies). Support taking
the form of method development, training and
ensuring performance standards are met.
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
Design, planning and execution of Phase 11
Territorial Work-
shops scheduled to be conducted in the first half
of 1987.
Workshops have already been planned and agreed
with the
Territorial Departments for Europe, Africa, Latin
America
and Far East/Indian sub-continent and will CDver:
(a) re-training in the existing methods of OMEGA I
and 11.
(b) introduction of new evaluation methods.
(c) development of bridging concepts relating
io-house
testing to consumer testing in the field.
.300 Functional Aspects of Smoking
Development of understanding the To direct the
external contract with Professor Gale, University
contribution that the act of smoking makes of
Southampton, promoting an emphasis on (a)
interaction of
to the negotiation of everyday life. smoking with
environmental stress/coping demands and (b) the
effect of manipulating tar/nicotine ratio of
cigarettes within
experimental coping paradigms.
To establish a framework of complementary activity
between
this U.K. contract and BAT (Hamburg) contract with
Professor
Pavlik.


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SUBJECT: CONSUMER RESEARCH Continued
PROJECT
NUMBER
PROJECT AREA
.400 System Development and Application
Design and proposal of integrated systems for
use in optimising Product Development WD)
and Marketing interactions at levels of (a)
prodiict testing and (b) new product
development brief setting process.
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KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
To develop an integrated model linking field and
in-house
testing functions in an approach incorporating
sensory
and behavioural evaluation with a view to
optimising
product design/acceptability.
To continue the development of more systematic
approaches
to new product hrief setting process in terms of
the use
of product testing information and specification
of the
brief setting document.


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SUBJECT: CONSUMER RESEARCH Continued
PROJECT
HUMBER PROJECT AREA
.500 Support to Operating Companies
Provision of support to Operating Companies
on consumer studies as required by specific
request.
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
To further develop and support established links
with CAC
Operating Companies.
To continue support of 1:1 liaison with BAT
(Suisse) and
to provide support to other BATCo. Operating
Companies
by request. General guidelines developed through
this
support is expected to be of wider applicability
within
the BATCo. Group.


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SUBJECT: PROCESS INNOVATION AND APPLICATION
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To undertake processing projects for general BATCo
application using the specialised facilities in
the
BATUKE R&D Centre.
PROJECT
NUMBER
PROJECT AREA
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
.001 Construction of a 50kg/hour APEX Pilot Plant
A detailed design study for a 50kg/hour 'once
through' APEX
facility in Southampton. linear expander is being
drawn up during the latter half of
1986. Construction and commissioning will take
place in 1987
and the beginning of 1988.
.002 Studies on the pilot scale HVD. Work in 1987
on the pilot scale high velocity dryer (HVD) will
concentrate* on the investigation of the effect of
process
variables such as gas/solid ratios and optimum
inlet/outlet
moistures for lamina and other materials. In
addition, if the
proposed larger HVD is built in the new primary
line, then the
pilot scale apparatus will be released for use on
an exploratory
basis for a wider range of changes and materials
(including
DIET).
.003 Investigation of novel separator designs. A
project will be undertaken in 19& to develop more
effective
gravitational separators for use on pneumatic
conveying
expander and dryer systems.
.004 Evaluation of the Surrey fluid-bed dryer A
study will be undertaken to identify whether there
are any
concept. drying applications of the newly invented
Surrey University
fluid-bed, particularly in the field of a low
cost, low
energy use lamina dryer.
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SUBJECT: PROCESS INNOVATION AND APPLICATION
Continued
PROJECT PROJECT AREA
NUMBER
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
.005 Use of humectants in primary processing.
.006 Production systems evaluations.
The use of humectants in product development
applications is
increasing for flue-cured blends. They modify fill
value, oven
moisture results and true moisture retention, as
well as smoke
and flavour characteristics. The objective of this
study is to
establish the effect humectants have on the number
of cigarettesi
produced from a given amount of tobacco purchased.
a) Support to Technical Services, This work is
carried out to support Technical Services
Millbank. Department with respect to process
instrument evaluation in the
areas of Infra red instrumentation and moisture
measurements.
The aim of this work is to identify suitable
systems and
equipment for GLT control requirements and PMD
applications.
b) Laboratory moisture gauge evaluation. To
evaluate and, if necessary, suggest improvements
to a
newly available laboratory moisture gauge (early
1987) and
produce a data base for transfer to existing PMD
moisture
systems.
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SUBJECT: EXPANSION TECHNOLOGY
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To investigate the commercial potential of novel
high and low order expansion processes.
PROJECT PROJECT AREA KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
NUMBER
.001 Evaluation of expansion concepts-
a) Choice of tobacco grades for expanded As an
extension to Project GRANGE, work will be done
using
tobacco users. the R&D DIET unit to investigate
the interaction between plant
position and processing condition in terms of the
effects orl
chemical degradation and taste and flavour
properties. This
study will initially be limited to four to six
different
grades only.
(b) Choice of processing conditions for Work in
this area will be carried out on the RM
experimental
tobacco expansion systems. linear tube expander.
It will include the optimisation of
DIET expansion and the investigation of 'low
temperature'
APEX expansion.
c) Methods of agent recovery from APEX
processing.
.002 APEX expansion evaluations.
A study will be undertaken in conjunction with
Harwell to
define the process conditions and equipment
necessary to
recover APEX expansion agents in the most
effective and
economic manner.
The facility of the RM linear tube expander will
be used to
evaluate different samples of tobacco from BATCo
companies to
allow them to assess the effect of APEX processing
on their
own material.
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WORK AREA: 702.09
SUBJECT: EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS EVALUATION
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To undertake specific process and equipment
developments and evaluations, including the
manufacture of cigarettes from
processed materials.
PROJECT PROJECT AREA KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
NUMBER
.001 Support to Production Services. To provide
technical 'knots-how' and assist experimental work
not covered by specific support to individual
operating
companies.
.002 Process Research Plant The project will be
concerned with commissioning and
optimising the various modules of the new primary
line and
introducing further equipment as required.
.003 Evaluation of shredded stem utilisation in
Assessment of stems from Associate Companies will
continue on
cigarettes using local stem grades/blends. the new
primary line and will include further information
on
'downstream' processing.
.004 Maximisation of yields in stem production
Investigation of the factors affecting yields in
the stem
operations utilizing stem shredding. process and
especially the conditions 'downstream' from stem
shredding mill.
.005 Evaluation of the use of shredded lamina and
It has been established that shredded lamina and
small strips
small strips in cigarettes. exhibit fill value
benefits. Work will be undertaken on
sieving methods and on a comparison of shredded
lamina and
small strips.
.006 Machinery Evaluation Samples. To assess
tobacco samples prepared on suppliers machines or
from BATCo factories, as requested.
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SUBJECT: EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS EVALUATION
Continued
PROJECT
NUMBER
PROJECT AREA
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
.007 Expansion by steam injection. By the end of
1986 the factors affecting expansion in the HVST
will be complete and work can then commence on
development of a
production version for incorporation in the new
line.
.008 Optimisaton of pilot scale low capital cost
Further work on the evaluation of the 250ky/hour
11VD for both
HVO. lamina and stem drying will be continued in
1987. Work done
in the 2nd half of 1986 will aid the design of a
larger new
11 VD for incorporation into the new R&D primary
line in 1987.
In particular, the need for a two-stage dryer
design for stem
will be investigated.
.009 Support to PP&D Secondary manufacturing
Advice will be given, when requested, on
interpretation of
section. physical test results, planning of trials
etc. Any
experi menta V work arising from this will be
programmed
separately.
.900 General preparatory work and planning. This
includes all initial activities related to new
projects
and test preparation as required.
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WORK AREA: 702.10
SUBJECT: ANALYTICAL METHOD DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To develop analytical methods and evaluate new
equipment and procedures in order to provide an
efficient
analytical service.
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT AREA
.100. Equipment and Method Evaluation
.200 Automation
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
New and improved analytical procedures and
equipment continue
to become available at an increasing rate and
level of
sophistication. Where they are thought to have
significant
potential for Southampton or for Operating Company
Laboratories they will be investigated; speed,
sensitivity,
safety, reliability and economy will all be
considered before
deciding to Introduce a new method. Currently,
extraction
procedures are being investigated for their use in
differentiating between tobacco types. Rapid
analysis of
additives on paper and board will also be
investigated, as
will the quantification of XRF data for blend
differentiation.
The extension of the Laboratory Management System
in
Laboratory Services Department continues. The
Filtrona test
station will be linked into the Laboratory
Automation System.
Automatic data collection will be evaluated on a
Model 350
smoking engine, and the possibilities of automatic
data
collection from all smoking engines will be
considered.
The conversion of laboratory automation systems to
IBM PC's
continues.
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WORK AREA: 702.11
SUBJECT: GENERAL SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To ensure that scientific services within
operating Companies are provided with the support
required to maintain a
high standard relevant to their company
operations.
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT AREA
.100 International and Specialist Committees
.200 Support to Operating Functions
KEY TASKS AND COMMENTS
To maintain an awareness of events in committees
such as
TAC, BSI, ISO, CORESTA, etc., in order to ensure
that
BAT's position is effectively represented and
defended.
As part of the general support to the business,
analyses will
be performed and advice will be given to the
operating
functions. The need for support for Public Affairs
Department
has increased recently and will probably continue
to do so.
Events at Chernobyl in 19B6 demonstrate the need
to be able to
respond quickly in support of Leaf Department.
Support for
Marketing Department has always been important.
Advice to the
BATCo Manager Smoking Issues will continue to be
given.
General support will be covered by this project
area, more
specific requests will be dealt with as a
recoverable task
where appropriate.
.210 AGP/MGP
.300 Liaison and Advice
To provide AGP/MGP advice as required.
Operating Company Laboratories contact Laboratory
Services
Department for general support and advice.
Such requests for assistance are increasing as
more
Operating Companies find themselves faced with
increasing
pressure from Authorities and from consumer
demand.


WORK AREA: 702.11
SUBJECT: GENERAL SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT Continued
PROJECT PROJECT AREA KEY TASKS AND TIME SCALES
NUMBER
.301 Inter-Laboratory Cross-Check Tests Samples of
cigarettes are sent to Operating Company
laboratories for analysis approximately twice per.
year.
Data from the laboratories is analysed and a
report issued
to participating companies.
.302 Standdrd Methods of Analysis A complete
review of all standard methods of analysis,
including Q.C. methods, will be completed. Further
additions or revisions will be sent to Operating
Companies
as they are prepared.
.400 Presentations and Conferences The staff of
the R&D Centre are frequently required to make
formal and informal presentations of their work
both within
the Centre and overseas. This requires
considerable
preparation time and an efficient reprographics
service.
.500 Visitors R&D Centre receives numerous
visitors from Operating Companies
during the course of the year. Many of them come
for an
overview of the work of the Centre to discuss
specific
technical problems.
.600 Flavour Codes The BAT flavour codes are
maintained. New codes and de-coding
information is provided to authorised persons in
Operating
Companies as requested.
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SUBJECT: GENERAL SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT Continued
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT AREA
.700 Technical Reviews and Visits
.800 Training of Operating Company Personnel
KEY TASKS AND TIME SCALES
Regular reviews of overseas laboratories are
important in
order to maintain high standards of analytical
support in
Operating Companies. In principle each laboratory
should be
visited at least once every three years, with
additional~,
visits paid as required. Special visits will be
made as:"
determined by the Operating Companies in
conjunction with
Territorial Department, Millbank.
Training courses will be provided for Operating
Company
staff as required and agreed by Territorial
Department.
Millbank. Each course will be designed to suit the
individual requirement.


WORK AREA: 702.12
SUBJECT: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To ensure that Laboratory Services Department is
maintained at the forefront of technology and
conforms to the criteria
set by some regulatory authorities by providing
the necessary trained personnel, documentation and
quality assurance
systems.
PROJECT
NUMBER PROJECT AREA KEY TASKS AND TIME SCALES
.100 NAMAS Accreditation Many countries are
introducing legislation to limit the tar
and nicotine values of cigarette products. Some,
notably in
the Middle East, require certification. In
addition there
is an increasing number of occasions when
"official" values
have to be produced. The Brand Analysis section of
LSD will
seek NAMAS accreditation in order to be able to
produce data
reports which have official standing.
.200 Documentation and Control Correct and
efficient documentation is essential. Samples
received from Operating Companies frequently
arrive without
the correct customs documentation and have to be
released
from the point of entry. All stages of the
analyses must be
thoroughly documented in order to maintain high
standards
of analytical integrity.
.300 Staff Training Training and re-training is an
essential aspect of an
y
accreditation scheme. The system introduced in
1985 will be
maintained and extended.
.400 Technical Meetings and Reference A
cross-check system with BAT's principle cigarette
a
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Tests p
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suppliers is maintained. Regular meetings are held
to ens
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the maintenance of standards. Cigarette samples
are
exchanged with the Laboratory of the Government
Chemist to
compare analytical data on cigarettes.
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